It is a natural question to ponder now that Syracuse has entered the shiny new world of the ACC.

While I get the appeal of a new facility for Syracuse University sports as the Dome isn't getting any younger, here is hoping Daryl Gross can find a way to keep the white bubble in the Syracuse skyline for years to come.

There is no question Syracuse University is gaining a lot by joining the ACC, namely TV money. It is financial windfall that will benefit SU Athletics, and therefore SU fans, in many ways by making the teams at Syracuse as competitive as they can.

But joining the ACC also means sacrifice.

Syracuse is giving up a big part of its identity by joining the ACC. Rivalries and tradition built up over a couple of decades in the Big East will be left behind in order to cash those big checks from ESPN.

Syracuse fans don't cheer for TV money. While they get it makes the program stronger, they can't identify with it.

The Carrier Dome may be all that Syracuse fans have left that gives them a unique identity in the sanitized world of college sports.

The great basketball rivalries with Georgetown and UConn are gone.

While the football team has plenty of tradition, it doesn't have a year in, year out rivalry to speak of. Scheduling Boston College every year during "rivalry week" doesn't make them a rival.

Watching Syracuse play Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Carrier Dome will be awesome. Seeing the football team visit Death Valley and Tallahassee, and seeing Florida State and Clemson come here in football, will be great.

There is no doubt that there is a lot to look forward to in the new world of the ACC, but it will take years to replace what was built up in the Big East.

Jim Boeheim said it best: "You build a new basketball arena, then you've got a basketball arena, just like everybody else has," Boeheim said. "We have a unique building. And it's in good shape."

Spot on, Jim.

At the same time, what can be done to make the Carrier Dome better?

Perhaps Syracuse University should take a look to the Boston Red Sox for inspiration.

I recently took a trip to Fenway Park and was struck by the improvements made at that ballpark. Fenway certainly has some challenges that a 100-year old facility can't overcome, but the Red Sox have done everything they can to make the fan experience better.

The Red Sox listened to their fans and made a bad situation better by giving that ballpark and the game experience a serious facelift with new video boards, TV screens at obstructed views, better bathrooms, and new food options.

Should Daryl Gross follow the model of what the Boston Red Sox did with Fenway Park and try to make an older facility better instead of building a new one?AP

They put seats on the Green Monster and closed off the streets around the ballpark on game days only for those with tickets to the game. The Red Sox are constantly trying to figure out ways to maintain the integrity of the tradition their ballpark represents while keeping the fan experience up with the times.

Who would have thought that Fenway would still be around in this day and age of new ball parks springing up everywhere? It is not only still around, it is thriving, and the stadium itself is woven into the fabric of being a Red Sox fan.

The Carrier Dome can be our Fenway Park. As Boeheim said, the building is still in good shape as it is only 33 years old.

Syracuse has done a number of things to improve the fan experience in recent years. They have spruced the place up with banners, ribbon lighting, and new video boards. They have added "Club 44" (if that is your thing) and made efforts to improve the wireless internet to keep up with the smart phone generation.

Look, the Carrier Dome experience isn't perfect. The tailgating pales in comparison to other teams in big time college football. Parking can be a hassle. Trudging up that hill on a 10 degree night in a snowstorm isn't very inviting to watch an SU hoops game. The thought of football being played indoors still makes me shake my head.

But given the choice between a new facility and the chance of making the Carrier Dome better, I hope Daryl Gross thinks long and hard about making the Dome a better place for the SU fan to watch a game.

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Give SU fans something to continue to identify with in a world where college sports is becoming too sanitized.

The Carrier Dome isn't quite up there with say, Cameron Indoor Stadium, in the tradition department, but it is a facility as unique as any in college sports.

Let's see if Gross can figure out a way to combine one of the last traditions Syracuse has left in the modern world of college athletics while thinking ahead to the future.

>>>I want to know what you think about the future of the Carrier Dome.

Would you like to see Syracuse concentrate on making the Dome better or fire up the wrecking ball and start over?

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